by Nina Singh
She took one of Lola’s hands in hers and pulled it to her heart, then pressed her other hand against her little sister’s face. And she drank her in like a woman starved.
The last time she’d flown Lola to holiday with her in Paris, she’d still had apple cheeks. Now they were gone. New smile lines creased the edges of her mouth. Her hair was longer too, more structured, blonder.
And shadows smudged the skin beneath her bright blue eyes.
Late nights? Not enough water? Or some deeper concern?
When their family had fallen apart all those years ago, Harper had done everything in her power to shield Lola from the worst of it. Taking every hit, fixing every problem, hiding every secret, so that Lola might simply go on, having the blessed life she’d have enjoyed otherwise.
Meaning Lola knew nothing about the part the Chadwicks had played in it all.
Here, now, seeing her sister in the flesh, Harper knew—it was time. It was time for Lola to know the truth.
“How you doing, Lolly?” Harper asked, her voice soft, her expression beseeching. “Truly.”
At which point Lola’s bottom lip began to quake and she burst into tears.
Copyright © 2019 by Ally Blake
ISBN-13: 9781488043772
Swept Away by the Venetian Millionaire
First North American publication 2019
Copyright © 2019 by Nilay Nina Singh
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